What should a distro have?

[Abhinavhardikar]

Hi

I am collecting info about what should be there in a Linux Distro (Mainly essential programs). I would like to have a detailed description from each one of you as far as possible from the forums. This is my honest request. :).

As per me a Linux distro should be one which loads fast and has all the essential programs which would not overload the computer(for example 3D effects like the cube. But it gives a kind of wealth to the distro).

So I would like to know what you people recommend(Gnome,KDE,Xfce,etc.).

Abhinav

[calrogman]

Whatever the creator/creators/project manager of a distro wants the distro to have.

[kellemes]

So I would like to know what you people recommend(Gnome,KDE,Xfce,etc.).


Can hardly call a desktopmanager essential..
Well, a good filemanager is always handy, GNU Midnight Commander (http://www.midnight-commander.org/) would be my choice.

[teseglet]

Problematic question based on goal of distro. Do you want usership? Speed? Conversion appeal from M$? Functionality? Stability? A lot of setup? Little setup? ... the list could go on. and on ... and on. Really cannot address without knowing objective.

Personally I could get by 95% of the time with a browser, email, music player, word processor and glitzy customizable theme so with all that is out there I don't need another one.

[bendib]

For me, it has to have gnome firefox gimp and a good packaging system.
It also must be tweakable. So I made my own.

[Yashiro]

A distro approved backup program.